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Hoverfly

Cheilosia latifrons

138Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
36Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr27
May16
Jun23
Jul22
Aug28
Sep11
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England11
2Isle of Anglesey Wales9
3Cambridgeshire England8
4Cumbria England7
5Norfolk England6
6Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland6
7Lincolnshire England5
8Worcestershire England5
9Argyll and Bute Scotland4
10Highland Scotland3
11Milton Keynes England3
12Telford and Wrekin England3
13Suffolk England2
14Oxfordshire England2
15Cornwall England2
96 England15 Scotland19 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 36 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
138
Peak month
August
Counties with records
36
Scientific name
Cheilosia latifrons
Group
True flies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
133
Conservation designations
Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Cheilosia
Name with authority
Cheilosia latifrons (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Described
1843

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2748290 · GBIF 1540561